Mel’s Craft BBQ
Popular Items
- Cornbread$3.95
A healthy slice of house made cornbread flecked with roasted mild red peppers, served with honey butter on the side.
- Chipotle Sweet Potato Salad$3.95+
How do you make potato salad amazing? Use sweet potatoes and add chipotle.
- Mel's Big Burger$12.95
Two 1/4 pound patties of ground prime brisket, smoked, then served on a toasted potato roll with cheddar, tallow-grilled onions, and Alabama white sauce.
Meat Platters
- One Meat Platter$16.95
Five to six ounce serving of the meat of your choice, plus two sides and a drink. Its a full meal!
- Two Meat Platter$19.95
Two 5 to 6 ounce servings of the meat of your choice, plus two sides and a drink. Its a full meal!
- Three Meat Platter$23.95
Three 5 to 6 ounce servings of the meat of your choice, plus two sides and a drink. Its a really full meal! (You could share it, but we don't condone that kind of selflessness.)
Meat by the Pound
- Baby Back Ribs$19.90
Chicago means baby backs, and these are done with care by our pitmaster. Dusted with Mel's sweet rib rub and smoked for hours, until not quite falling off the bone.
- Prime Brisket$29.90
Prime grade beef brisket, rubbed with salt and pepper and slow smoked for 12 hours.
- Pulled Pork w/ Cracklins$19.90
Berkshire pork from Kilgus Farms, smoked on the bone served with crispy pork crackilns.
- Pork Belly Burnt Ends$27.90
Cubes of super rich Pork Belly, slow smoked, then covered in our special Asian style gochujang BBQ sauce, then smoked again!
- Turkey$19.90
Lean but juicy slow smoked turkey breast.
Sandwich Meals (w/ side and drink)
- Mel's Big Burger$12.95
Two 1/4 pound patties of ground prime brisket, smoked, then served on a toasted potato roll with cheddar, tallow-grilled onions, and Alabama white sauce.
- Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich$12.95Out of stock
We take a juicy chicken thigh, marinate it in buttermilk and secret spices, smoke it, cover it with Nashville hot oil and a tasteful drizzle of Alabama white sauce, all on a toasted potato bun.
- Chopped Brisket Sandwich$14.95
- Pulled Pork Sandwich$14.95
- Turkey Sandwich$14.95
- Sliced Brisket Sandwich$16.95
- The Big'n (all three meats)$19.95
For the big appetite, Brisket, Pork and Turkey
- Pastrami Rueben$16.95Out of stock
- BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwich$9.95
- Buffalo Pulled Chicken Sandwich$9.95
- Chicken Salad Sandwich$9.95
- Pork Belly Bahn Mi$14.95
Sandwiches (ala carte)
- Mel's Big Burger$8.95
Two 1/4 pound patties of ground prime brisket, smoked, then served on a toasted potato roll with cheddar, tallow-grilled onions, and Alabama white sauce.
- Nashville Hot Smoked Chicken$8.95Out of stock
We take a juicy chicken thigh, marinate it in buttermilk and secret spices, smoke it, cover it with Nashville hot oil and a tasteful drizzle of Alabama white sauce, all on a toasted potato bun.
- Pulled Pork Sandwich$10.95
- Chopped Brisket Sandwich$10.95
- Turkey Sandwich$10.95
- Sliced Brisket Sandwich$12.95
- The Big'n (three meat)$15.95
- Italian Beef$9.95Out of stock
- Pastrami Rueben$12.95Out of stock
- BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwich$5.99
- Buffalo Pulled Chicken Sandwich$5.99Out of stock
- Chicken Salad Sandwich$5.99
Sides
- Applesauce$3.95+Out of stock
The perfect side for a little sweetness, plus you can say you're eating healthy!
- Chipotle Sweet Potato Salad$3.95+
How do you make potato salad amazing? Use sweet potatoes and add chipotle.
- Cornbread$3.95
A healthy slice of house made cornbread flecked with roasted mild red peppers, served with honey butter on the side.
- Mac'n Queso$3.95+
The classic, with a Tex-Mex twist, house made queso.
- Mustard Slaw$3.95+
Dijon mustard adds the right tang to cut through our rich meats.
- Pork Rinds$3.95+
Fried crisp and airy, dusted with our signature rub.
- Side Salad$3.95
- Spicy Pit Beans$3.95+
These beans get trip through the smoker and gather the smokey goodness from all our smoked meats.
- watermelon$3.95+
- Waffle Fries$3.95+
- 4oz Cheese Sauce$2.00
Other Stuff
- BBQ Nachos$14.95
Loaded with your choice of meat, queso, beans, and plenty of veggies (it's like a salad, kinda)
- Smoked Wings$13.95
Slow smoked and then fried. Served with ranch dressing and your choice of sauce.
- Big'n Mac'n Queso (choice of meat & sauce)$13.95
Dinner sized order of mac'n queso, topped with your choice of meat and BBQ sauce.
- Chili of the Day (could be Turkey Midwest, Pork Verde or Texas Brisket)$4.95+
We run a chili every day. Could be Turkey midwest style chili with tomatoes and beans. Some days, its our Pork Chili Verde, with roasted poblanos. And sometimes a bowl of Texas red with brisket for the "no f'n beans" crowd.
- Loaded Waffle Fries$14.95
- Queso'n Chips$9.95
Bowl of chips, side of queso, dip, enjoy.
- individual bun$0.75
- package of buns$8.00
BBQ Chopped Salad
Specials
- Monday Baked Potato$9.95Out of stock
Baked Potato loaded with Pulled Pork, Cheese and Sour Cream.
- Tuesday Turkey Pita W/side$13.95Out of stock
- Wednesday Ribwich w/ Side$15.95Out of stock
Real ribs, deboned, sauced and served on a potato roll with onions and house-made pickles.
- Friday The Wally w/side$15.95Out of stock
Smoked Lamb on a pita with tzatziki, onion and tomato.
- Sat and Sun Italian Beef w/side$13.95
- Kickin Chicken Sandwich$7.99Out of stock